Markdown w/ Frontmatter Agent Parser (#16094)

Co-authored-by: gemini-code-assist[bot] <176961590+gemini-code-assist[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

packages/core/src/agents/agentLoader.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import * as fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import * as path from 'node:path';
+import * as os from 'node:os';
+import {
+  parseAgentMarkdown,
+  markdownToAgentDefinition,
+  loadAgentsFromDirectory,
+  AgentLoadError,
+} from './agentLoader.js';
+import { GEMINI_MODEL_ALIAS_PRO } from '../config/models.js';
+import type { LocalAgentDefinition } from './types.js';
+
+describe('loader', () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    tempDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'agent-test-'));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (tempDir) {
+      await fs.rm(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  async function writeAgentMarkdown(content: string, fileName = 'test.md') {
+    const filePath = path.join(tempDir, fileName);
+    await fs.writeFile(filePath, content);
+    return filePath;
+  }
+
+  describe('parseAgentMarkdown', () => {
+    it('should parse a valid markdown agent file', async () => {
+      const filePath = await writeAgentMarkdown(`---
+name: test-agent-md
+description: A markdown agent
+---
+You are a markdown agent.`);
+
+      const result = await parseAgentMarkdown(filePath);
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result[0]).toMatchObject({
+        name: 'test-agent-md',
+        description: 'A markdown agent',
+        kind: 'local',
+        system_prompt: 'You are a markdown agent.',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should parse frontmatter with tools and model config', async () => {
+      const filePath = await writeAgentMarkdown(`---
+name: complex-agent
+description: A complex markdown agent
+tools:
+  - run_shell_command
+model: gemini-pro
+temperature: 0.7
+---
+System prompt content.`);
+
+      const result = await parseAgentMarkdown(filePath);
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result[0]).toMatchObject({
+        name: 'complex-agent',
+        description: 'A complex markdown agent',
+        tools: ['run_shell_command'],
+        model: 'gemini-pro',
+        temperature: 0.7,
+        system_prompt: 'System prompt content.',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should throw AgentLoadError if frontmatter is missing', async () => {
+      const filePath = await writeAgentMarkdown(`Just some markdown content.`);
+      await expect(parseAgentMarkdown(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
+        AgentLoadError,
+      );
+      await expect(parseAgentMarkdown(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
+        'Invalid markdown format',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should throw AgentLoadError if frontmatter is invalid YAML', async () => {
+      const filePath = await writeAgentMarkdown(`---
+name: [invalid yaml
+---
+Body`);
+      await expect(parseAgentMarkdown(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
+        AgentLoadError,
+      );
+      await expect(parseAgentMarkdown(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
+        'YAML frontmatter parsing failed',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should throw AgentLoadError if validation fails (missing required field)', async () => {
+      const filePath = await writeAgentMarkdown(`---
+name: test-agent
+# missing description
+---
+Body`);
+      await expect(parseAgentMarkdown(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
+        /Validation failed/,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should throw AgentLoadError if tools list includes forbidden tool', async () => {
+      const filePath = await writeAgentMarkdown(`---
+name: test-agent
+description: Test
+tools:
+  - delegate_to_agent
+---
+Body`);
+      await expect(parseAgentMarkdown(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
+        /tools list cannot include 'delegate_to_agent'/,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should parse a valid remote agent markdown file', async () => {
+      const filePath = await writeAgentMarkdown(`---
+kind: remote
+name: remote-agent
+description: A remote agent
+agent_card_url: https://example.com/card
+---
+`);
+      const result = await parseAgentMarkdown(filePath);
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result[0]).toEqual({
+        kind: 'remote',
+        name: 'remote-agent',
+        description: 'A remote agent',
+        agent_card_url: 'https://example.com/card',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should infer remote agent kind from agent_card_url', async () => {
+      const filePath = await writeAgentMarkdown(`---
+name: inferred-remote
+description: Inferred
+agent_card_url: https://example.com/inferred
+---
+`);
+      const result = await parseAgentMarkdown(filePath);
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result[0]).toEqual({
+        kind: 'remote',
+        name: 'inferred-remote',
+        description: 'Inferred',
+        agent_card_url: 'https://example.com/inferred',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should parse a remote agent with no body', async () => {
+      const filePath = await writeAgentMarkdown(`---
+kind: remote
+name: no-body-remote
+agent_card_url: https://example.com/card
+---
+`);
+      const result = await parseAgentMarkdown(filePath);
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result[0]).toEqual({
+        kind: 'remote',
+        name: 'no-body-remote',
+        agent_card_url: 'https://example.com/card',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should parse multiple remote agents in a list', async () => {
+      const filePath = await writeAgentMarkdown(`---
+- kind: remote
+  name: remote-1
+  agent_card_url: https://example.com/1
+- kind: remote
+  name: remote-2
+  agent_card_url: https://example.com/2
+---
+`);
+      const result = await parseAgentMarkdown(filePath);
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(result[0]).toEqual({
+        kind: 'remote',
+        name: 'remote-1',
+        agent_card_url: 'https://example.com/1',
+      });
+      expect(result[1]).toEqual({
+        kind: 'remote',
+        name: 'remote-2',
+        agent_card_url: 'https://example.com/2',
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('markdownToAgentDefinition', () => {
+    it('should convert valid Markdown DTO to AgentDefinition with defaults', () => {
+      const markdown = {
+        kind: 'local' as const,
+        name: 'test-agent',
+        description: 'A test agent',
+        system_prompt: 'You are a test agent.',
+      };
+
+      const result = markdownToAgentDefinition(markdown);
+      expect(result).toMatchObject({
+        name: 'test-agent',
+        description: 'A test agent',
+        promptConfig: {
+          systemPrompt: 'You are a test agent.',
+          query: '${query}',
+        },
+        modelConfig: {
+          model: 'inherit',
+          top_p: 0.95,
+        },
+        runConfig: {
+          max_time_minutes: 5,
+        },
+        inputConfig: {
+          inputs: {
+            query: {
+              type: 'string',
+              required: false,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should pass through model aliases', () => {
+      const markdown = {
+        kind: 'local' as const,
+        name: 'test-agent',
+        description: 'A test agent',
+        model: GEMINI_MODEL_ALIAS_PRO,
+        system_prompt: 'You are a test agent.',
+      };
+
+      const result = markdownToAgentDefinition(
+        markdown,
+      ) as LocalAgentDefinition;
+      expect(result.modelConfig.model).toBe(GEMINI_MODEL_ALIAS_PRO);
+    });
+
+    it('should pass through unknown model names (e.g. auto)', () => {
+      const markdown = {
+        kind: 'local' as const,
+        name: 'test-agent',
+        description: 'A test agent',
+        model: 'auto',
+        system_prompt: 'You are a test agent.',
+      };
+
+      const result = markdownToAgentDefinition(
+        markdown,
+      ) as LocalAgentDefinition;
+      expect(result.modelConfig.model).toBe('auto');
+    });
+
+    it('should convert remote agent definition', () => {
+      const markdown = {
+        kind: 'remote' as const,
+        name: 'remote-agent',
+        description: 'A remote agent',
+        agent_card_url: 'https://example.com/card',
+      };
+
+      const result = markdownToAgentDefinition(markdown);
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        kind: 'remote',
+        name: 'remote-agent',
+        description: 'A remote agent',
+        displayName: undefined,
+        agentCardUrl: 'https://example.com/card',
+        inputConfig: {
+          inputs: {
+            query: {
+              type: 'string',
+              description: 'The task for the agent.',
+              required: false,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('loadAgentsFromDirectory', () => {
+    it('should load definitions from a directory (Markdown only)', async () => {
+      await writeAgentMarkdown(
+        `---
+name: agent-1
+description: Agent 1
+---
+Prompt 1`,
+        'valid.md',
+      );
+
+      // Create a non-supported file
+      await fs.writeFile(path.join(tempDir, 'other.txt'), 'content');
+
+      // Create a hidden file
+      await writeAgentMarkdown(
+        `---
+name: hidden
+description: Hidden
+---
+Hidden`,
+        '_hidden.md',
+      );
+
+      const result = await loadAgentsFromDirectory(tempDir);
+      expect(result.agents).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result.agents[0].name).toBe('agent-1');
+      expect(result.errors).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should return empty result if directory does not exist', async () => {
+      const nonExistentDir = path.join(tempDir, 'does-not-exist');
+      const result = await loadAgentsFromDirectory(nonExistentDir);
+      expect(result.agents).toHaveLength(0);
+      expect(result.errors).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should capture errors for malformed individual files', async () => {
+      // Create a malformed Markdown file
+      await writeAgentMarkdown('invalid markdown', 'malformed.md');
+
+      const result = await loadAgentsFromDirectory(tempDir);
+      expect(result.agents).toHaveLength(0);
+      expect(result.errors).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+  });
+});

packages/core/src/agents/agentLoader.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * @license
- * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import TOML from '@iarna/toml';
+import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { type Dirent } from 'node:fs';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
@@ -14,40 +14,38 @@ import {
   isValidToolName,
   DELEGATE_TO_AGENT_TOOL_NAME,
 } from '../tools/tool-names.js';
+import { FRONTMATTER_REGEX } from '../skills/skillLoader.js';
 
 /**
- * DTO for TOML parsing - represents the raw structure of the TOML file.
+ * DTO for Markdown parsing - represents the structure from frontmatter.
  */
-interface TomlBaseAgentDefinition {
+interface FrontmatterBaseAgentDefinition {
   name: string;
   display_name?: string;
 }
 
-interface TomlLocalAgentDefinition extends TomlBaseAgentDefinition {
+interface FrontmatterLocalAgentDefinition
+  extends FrontmatterBaseAgentDefinition {
   kind: 'local';
   description: string;
   tools?: string[];
-  prompts: {
+  system_prompt: string;
-    system_prompt: string;
+  model?: string;
-    query?: string;
+  temperature?: number;
-  };
+  max_turns?: number;
-  model?: {
+  timeout_mins?: number;
-    model?: string;
-    temperature?: number;
-  };
-  run?: {
-    max_turns?: number;
-    timeout_mins?: number;
-  };
 }
 
-interface TomlRemoteAgentDefinition extends TomlBaseAgentDefinition {
+interface FrontmatterRemoteAgentDefinition
-  description?: string;
+  extends FrontmatterBaseAgentDefinition {
   kind: 'remote';
+  description?: string;
   agent_card_url: string;
 }
 
-type TomlAgentDefinition = TomlLocalAgentDefinition | TomlRemoteAgentDefinition;
+type FrontmatterAgentDefinition =
+  | FrontmatterLocalAgentDefinition
+  | FrontmatterRemoteAgentDefinition;
 
 /**
  * Error thrown when an agent definition is invalid or cannot be loaded.
@@ -87,22 +85,10 @@ const localAgentSchema = z
         }),
       )
       .optional(),
-    prompts: z.object({
+    model: z.string().optional(),
-      system_prompt: z.string().min(1),
+    temperature: z.number().optional(),
-      query: z.string().optional(),
+    max_turns: z.number().int().positive().optional(),
-    }),
+    timeout_mins: z.number().int().positive().optional(),
-    model: z
-      .object({
-        model: z.string().optional(),
-        temperature: z.number().optional(),
-      })
-      .optional(),
-    run: z
-      .object({
-        max_turns: z.number().int().positive().optional(),
-        timeout_mins: z.number().int().positive().optional(),
-      })
-      .optional(),
   })
   .strict();
 
@@ -116,22 +102,16 @@ const remoteAgentSchema = z
   })
   .strict();
 
-const remoteAgentsConfigSchema = z
-  .object({
-    remote_agents: z.array(remoteAgentSchema),
-  })
-  .strict();
-
 // Use a Zod union to automatically discriminate between local and remote
-// agent types. This is more robust than manually checking the 'kind' field,
+// agent types.
-// as it correctly handles cases where 'kind' is omitted by relying on
-// the presence of unique fields like `agent_card_url` or `prompts`.
 const agentUnionOptions = [
   { schema: localAgentSchema, label: 'Local Agent' },
   { schema: remoteAgentSchema, label: 'Remote Agent' },
 ] as const;
 
-const singleAgentSchema = z.union([
+const remoteAgentsListSchema = z.array(remoteAgentSchema);
+
+const markdownFrontmatterSchema = z.union([
   agentUnionOptions[0].schema,
   agentUnionOptions[1].schema,
 ]);
@@ -159,15 +139,15 @@ function formatZodError(error: z.ZodError, context: string): string {
 }
 
 /**
- * Parses and validates an agent TOML file. Returns a validated array of RemoteAgentDefinitions or a single LocalAgentDefinition.
+ * Parses and validates an agent Markdown file with frontmatter.
  *
- * @param filePath Path to the TOML file.
+ * @param filePath Path to the Markdown file.
- * @returns An array of parsed and validated TomlAgentDefinitions.
+ * @returns An array containing the single parsed agent definition.
  * @throws AgentLoadError if parsing or validation fails.
  */
-export async function parseAgentToml(
+export async function parseAgentMarkdown(
   filePath: string,
-): Promise<TomlAgentDefinition[]> {
+): Promise<FrontmatterAgentDefinition[]> {
   let content: string;
   try {
     content = await fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf-8');
@@ -178,34 +158,44 @@ export async function parseAgentToml(
     );
   }
 
-  let raw: unknown;
+  // Split frontmatter and body
-  try {
+  const match = content.match(FRONTMATTER_REGEX);
-    raw = TOML.parse(content);
+  if (!match) {
-  } catch (error) {
     throw new AgentLoadError(
       filePath,
-      `TOML parsing failed: ${(error as Error).message}`,
+      'Invalid markdown format. File must start with YAML frontmatter enclosed in "---".',
     );
   }
 
-  // Check for `remote_agents` array
+  const frontmatterStr = match[1];
-  if (
+  const body = match[2] || '';
-    typeof raw === 'object' &&
+
-    raw !== null &&
+  let rawFrontmatter: unknown;
-    'remote_agents' in (raw as Record<string, unknown>)
+  try {
-  ) {
+    rawFrontmatter = yaml.load(frontmatterStr);
-    const result = remoteAgentsConfigSchema.safeParse(raw);
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new AgentLoadError(
+      filePath,
+      `YAML frontmatter parsing failed: ${(error as Error).message}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Handle array of remote agents
+  if (Array.isArray(rawFrontmatter)) {
+    const result = remoteAgentsListSchema.safeParse(rawFrontmatter);
     if (!result.success) {
       throw new AgentLoadError(
         filePath,
-        `Validation failed: ${formatZodError(result.error, 'Remote Agents Config')}`,
+        `Validation failed: ${formatZodError(result.error, 'Remote Agents List')}`,
       );
     }
-    return result.data.remote_agents as TomlAgentDefinition[];
+    return result.data.map((agent) => ({
+      ...agent,
+      kind: 'remote',
+    }));
   }
 
-  // Single Agent Logic
+  const result = markdownFrontmatterSchema.safeParse(rawFrontmatter);
-  const result = singleAgentSchema.safeParse(raw);
 
   if (!result.success) {
     throw new AgentLoadError(
@@ -214,27 +204,47 @@ export async function parseAgentToml(
     );
   }
 
-  const toml = result.data as TomlAgentDefinition;
+  const frontmatter = result.data;
 
-  // Prevent sub-agents from delegating to other agents (to prevent recursion/complexity)
+  if (frontmatter.kind === 'remote') {
-  if ('tools' in toml && toml.tools?.includes(DELEGATE_TO_AGENT_TOOL_NAME)) {
+    return [
+      {
+        ...frontmatter,
+        kind: 'remote',
+      },
+    ];
+  }
+
+  // Local agent validation
+  // Validate tools
+  if (
+    frontmatter.tools &&
+    frontmatter.tools.includes(DELEGATE_TO_AGENT_TOOL_NAME)
+  ) {
     throw new AgentLoadError(
       filePath,
       `Validation failed: tools list cannot include '${DELEGATE_TO_AGENT_TOOL_NAME}'. Sub-agents cannot delegate to other agents.`,
     );
   }
 
-  return [toml];
+  // Construct the local agent definition
+  const agentDef: FrontmatterLocalAgentDefinition = {
+    ...frontmatter,
+    kind: 'local',
+    system_prompt: body.trim(),
+  };
+
+  return [agentDef];
 }
 
 /**
- * Converts a TomlAgentDefinition DTO to the internal AgentDefinition structure.
+ * Converts a FrontmatterAgentDefinition DTO to the internal AgentDefinition structure.
  *
- * @param toml The parsed TOML definition.
+ * @param markdown The parsed Markdown/Frontmatter definition.
  * @returns The internal AgentDefinition.
  */
-export function tomlToAgentDefinition(
+export function markdownToAgentDefinition(
-  toml: TomlAgentDefinition,
+  markdown: FrontmatterAgentDefinition,
 ): AgentDefinition {
   const inputConfig = {
     inputs: {
@@ -246,41 +256,41 @@ export function tomlToAgentDefinition(
     },
   };
 
-  if (toml.kind === 'remote') {
+  if (markdown.kind === 'remote') {
     return {
       kind: 'remote',
-      name: toml.name,
+      name: markdown.name,
-      description: toml.description || '(Loading description...)',
+      description: markdown.description || '(Loading description...)',
-      displayName: toml.display_name,
+      displayName: markdown.display_name,
-      agentCardUrl: toml.agent_card_url,
+      agentCardUrl: markdown.agent_card_url,
       inputConfig,
     };
   }
 
   // If a model is specified, use it. Otherwise, inherit
-  const modelName = toml.model?.model || 'inherit';
+  const modelName = markdown.model || 'inherit';
 
   return {
     kind: 'local',
-    name: toml.name,
+    name: markdown.name,
-    description: toml.description,
+    description: markdown.description,
-    displayName: toml.display_name,
+    displayName: markdown.display_name,
     promptConfig: {
-      systemPrompt: toml.prompts.system_prompt,
+      systemPrompt: markdown.system_prompt,
-      query: toml.prompts.query,
+      query: '${query}',
     },
     modelConfig: {
       model: modelName,
-      temp: toml.model?.temperature ?? 1,
+      temp: markdown.temperature ?? 1,
       top_p: 0.95,
     },
     runConfig: {
-      max_turns: toml.run?.max_turns,
+      max_turns: markdown.max_turns,
-      max_time_minutes: toml.run?.timeout_mins || 5,
+      max_time_minutes: markdown.timeout_mins || 5,
     },
-    toolConfig: toml.tools
+    toolConfig: markdown.tools
       ? {
-          tools: toml.tools,
+          tools: markdown.tools,
         }
       : undefined,
     inputConfig,
@@ -289,7 +299,8 @@ export function tomlToAgentDefinition(
 
 /**
  * Loads all agents from a specific directory.
- * Ignores non-TOML files and files starting with _.
+ * Ignores files starting with _ and non-supported extensions.
+ * Supported extensions: .md
  *
  * @param dir Directory path to scan.
  * @returns Object containing successfully loaded agents and any errors.
@@ -319,21 +330,19 @@ export async function loadAgentsFromDirectory(
     return result;
   }
 
-  const files = dirEntries
+  const files = dirEntries.filter(
-    .filter(
+    (entry) =>
-      (entry) =>
+      entry.isFile() &&
-        entry.isFile() &&
+      !entry.name.startsWith('_') &&
-        entry.name.endsWith('.toml') &&
+      entry.name.endsWith('.md'),
-        !entry.name.startsWith('_'),
+  );
-    )
-    .map((entry) => entry.name);
 
-  for (const file of files) {
+  for (const entry of files) {
-    const filePath = path.join(dir, file);
+    const filePath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
     try {
-      const tomls = await parseAgentToml(filePath);
+      const agentDefs = await parseAgentMarkdown(filePath);
-      for (const toml of tomls) {
+      for (const def of agentDefs) {
-        const agent = tomlToAgentDefinition(toml);
+        const agent = markdownToAgentDefinition(def);
         result.agents.push(agent);
       }
     } catch (error) {

packages/core/src/agents/registry.test.ts

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ import {
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_MODEL,
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO,
 } from '../config/models.js';
-import * as tomlLoader from './toml-loader.js';
+import * as tomlLoader from './agentLoader.js';
 
-vi.mock('./toml-loader.js', () => ({
+vi.mock('./agentLoader.js', () => ({
   loadAgentsFromDirectory: vi
     .fn()
     .mockResolvedValue({ agents: [], errors: [] }),

packages/core/src/agents/registry.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Storage } from '../config/storage.js';
 import { coreEvents, CoreEvent } from '../utils/events.js';
 import type { Config } from '../config/config.js';
 import type { AgentDefinition } from './types.js';
-import { loadAgentsFromDirectory } from './toml-loader.js';
+import { loadAgentsFromDirectory } from './agentLoader.js';
 import { CodebaseInvestigatorAgent } from './codebase-investigator.js';
 import { CliHelpAgent } from './cli-help-agent.js';
 import { A2AClientManager } from './a2a-client-manager.js';

packages/core/src/agents/toml-loader.test.ts

@@ -1,373 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
-import * as fs from 'node:fs/promises';
-import * as path from 'node:path';
-import * as os from 'node:os';
-import {
-  parseAgentToml,
-  tomlToAgentDefinition,
-  loadAgentsFromDirectory,
-  AgentLoadError,
-} from './toml-loader.js';
-import { GEMINI_MODEL_ALIAS_PRO } from '../config/models.js';
-import type { LocalAgentDefinition } from './types.js';
-
-describe('toml-loader', () => {
-  let tempDir: string;
-
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    tempDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'agent-test-'));
-  });
-
-  afterEach(async () => {
-    if (tempDir) {
-      await fs.rm(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
-    }
-  });
-
-  async function writeAgentToml(content: string, fileName = 'test.toml') {
-    const filePath = path.join(tempDir, fileName);
-    await fs.writeFile(filePath, content);
-    return filePath;
-  }
-
-  describe('parseAgentToml', () => {
-    it('should parse a valid MVA TOML file', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-        name = "test-agent"
-        description = "A test agent"
-        [prompts]
-        system_prompt = "You are a test agent."
-      `);
-
-      const result = await parseAgentToml(filePath);
-      expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(result[0]).toMatchObject({
-        name: 'test-agent',
-        description: 'A test agent',
-        prompts: {
-          system_prompt: 'You are a test agent.',
-        },
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('should parse a valid remote agent TOML file', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-        kind = "remote"
-        name = "remote-agent"
-        description = "A remote agent"
-        agent_card_url = "https://example.com/card"
-      `);
-
-      const result = await parseAgentToml(filePath);
-      expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(result[0]).toEqual({
-        kind: 'remote',
-        name: 'remote-agent',
-        description: 'A remote agent',
-        agent_card_url: 'https://example.com/card',
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('should infer remote agent kind from agent_card_url', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-        name = "inferred-remote"
-        description = "Inferred"
-        agent_card_url = "https://example.com/inferred"
-      `);
-
-      const result = await parseAgentToml(filePath);
-      expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(result[0]).toEqual({
-        kind: 'remote',
-        name: 'inferred-remote',
-        description: 'Inferred',
-        agent_card_url: 'https://example.com/inferred',
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('should parse a remote agent without description', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-        kind = "remote"
-        name = "no-description-remote"
-        agent_card_url = "https://example.com/card"
-      `);
-
-      const result = await parseAgentToml(filePath);
-      expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(result[0]).toEqual({
-        kind: 'remote',
-        name: 'no-description-remote',
-        agent_card_url: 'https://example.com/card',
-      });
-      expect(result[0].description).toBeUndefined();
-
-      // defined after conversion to AgentDefinition
-      const agentDef = tomlToAgentDefinition(result[0]);
-      expect(agentDef.description).toBe('(Loading description...)');
-    });
-
-    it('should parse multiple agents in one file', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-        [[remote_agents]]
-        kind = "remote"
-        name = "agent-1"
-        description = "Remote 1"
-        agent_card_url = "https://example.com/1"
-
-        [[remote_agents]]
-        kind = "remote"
-        name = "agent-2"
-        description = "Remote 2"
-        agent_card_url = "https://example.com/2"
-      `);
-
-      const result = await parseAgentToml(filePath);
-      expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
-      expect(result[0].name).toBe('agent-1');
-      expect(result[0].kind).toBe('remote');
-      expect(result[1].name).toBe('agent-2');
-      expect(result[1].kind).toBe('remote');
-    });
-
-    it('should allow omitting kind in remote_agents block', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-        [[remote_agents]]
-        name = "implicit-remote-1"
-        agent_card_url = "https://example.com/1"
-
-        [[remote_agents]]
-        name = "implicit-remote-2"
-        agent_card_url = "https://example.com/2"
-      `);
-
-      const result = await parseAgentToml(filePath);
-      expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
-      expect(result[0]).toMatchObject({
-        kind: 'remote',
-        name: 'implicit-remote-1',
-        agent_card_url: 'https://example.com/1',
-      });
-      expect(result[1]).toMatchObject({
-        kind: 'remote',
-        name: 'implicit-remote-2',
-        agent_card_url: 'https://example.com/2',
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('should throw AgentLoadError if file reading fails', async () => {
-      const filePath = path.join(tempDir, 'non-existent.toml');
-      await expect(parseAgentToml(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(AgentLoadError);
-    });
-
-    it('should throw AgentLoadError if TOML parsing fails', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml('invalid toml [');
-      await expect(parseAgentToml(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(AgentLoadError);
-    });
-
-    it('should throw AgentLoadError if validation fails (missing required field)', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-        name = "test-agent"
-        # missing description
-        [prompts]
-        system_prompt = "You are a test agent."
-      `);
-      await expect(parseAgentToml(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
-        /Validation failed/,
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should throw AgentLoadError if name is not a slug', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-        name = "Test Agent!"
-        description = "A test agent"
-        [prompts]
-        system_prompt = "You are a test agent."
-      `);
-      await expect(parseAgentToml(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
-        /Name must be a valid slug/,
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should throw AgentLoadError if delegate_to_agent is included in tools', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-        name = "test-agent"
-        description = "A test agent"
-        tools = ["run_shell_command", "delegate_to_agent"]
-        [prompts]
-        system_prompt = "You are a test agent."
-      `);
-
-      await expect(parseAgentToml(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
-        /tools list cannot include 'delegate_to_agent'/,
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should throw AgentLoadError if tools contains invalid names', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-        name = "test-agent"
-        description = "A test agent"
-        tools = ["not-a-tool"]
-        [prompts]
-        system_prompt = "You are a test agent."
-      `);
-      await expect(parseAgentToml(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
-        /Validation failed:[\s\S]*tools.0: Invalid tool name/,
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should throw AgentLoadError if file contains both single and multiple agents', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-            name = "top-level-agent"
-            description = "I should not be here"
-            [prompts]
-            system_prompt = "..."
-
-            [[remote_agents]]
-            kind = "remote"
-            name = "array-agent"
-            description = "I am in an array"
-            agent_card_url = "https://example.com/card"
-          `);
-
-      await expect(parseAgentToml(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
-        /Validation failed/,
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should show both options in error message when validation fails ambiguously', async () => {
-      const filePath = await writeAgentToml(`
-        name = "ambiguous-agent"
-        description = "I have neither prompts nor card"
-      `);
-      await expect(parseAgentToml(filePath)).rejects.toThrow(
-        /Validation failed: Agent Definition:\n\(Local Agent\) prompts: Required\n\(Remote Agent\) agent_card_url: Required/,
-      );
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('tomlToAgentDefinition', () => {
-    it('should convert valid TOML to AgentDefinition with defaults', () => {
-      const toml = {
-        kind: 'local' as const,
-        name: 'test-agent',
-        description: 'A test agent',
-        prompts: {
-          system_prompt: 'You are a test agent.',
-        },
-      };
-
-      const result = tomlToAgentDefinition(toml);
-      expect(result).toMatchObject({
-        name: 'test-agent',
-        description: 'A test agent',
-        promptConfig: {
-          systemPrompt: 'You are a test agent.',
-        },
-        modelConfig: {
-          model: 'inherit',
-          top_p: 0.95,
-        },
-        runConfig: {
-          max_time_minutes: 5,
-        },
-        inputConfig: {
-          inputs: {
-            query: {
-              type: 'string',
-              required: false,
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('should pass through model aliases', () => {
-      const toml = {
-        kind: 'local' as const,
-        name: 'test-agent',
-        description: 'A test agent',
-        model: {
-          model: GEMINI_MODEL_ALIAS_PRO,
-        },
-        prompts: {
-          system_prompt: 'You are a test agent.',
-        },
-      };
-
-      const result = tomlToAgentDefinition(toml) as LocalAgentDefinition;
-      expect(result.modelConfig.model).toBe(GEMINI_MODEL_ALIAS_PRO);
-    });
-
-    it('should pass through unknown model names (e.g. auto)', () => {
-      const toml = {
-        kind: 'local' as const,
-        name: 'test-agent',
-        description: 'A test agent',
-        model: {
-          model: 'auto',
-        },
-        prompts: {
-          system_prompt: 'You are a test agent.',
-        },
-      };
-
-      const result = tomlToAgentDefinition(toml) as LocalAgentDefinition;
-      expect(result.modelConfig.model).toBe('auto');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('loadAgentsFromDirectory', () => {
-    it('should load definitions from a directory', async () => {
-      await writeAgentToml(
-        `
-        name = "agent-1"
-        description = "Agent 1"
-        [prompts]
-        system_prompt = "Prompt 1"
-      `,
-        'valid.toml',
-      );
-
-      // Create a non-TOML file
-      await fs.writeFile(path.join(tempDir, 'other.txt'), 'content');
-
-      // Create a hidden file
-      await writeAgentToml(
-        `
-        name = "hidden"
-        description = "Hidden"
-        [prompts]
-        system_prompt = "Hidden"
-      `,
-        '_hidden.toml',
-      );
-
-      const result = await loadAgentsFromDirectory(tempDir);
-      expect(result.agents).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(result.agents[0].name).toBe('agent-1');
-      expect(result.errors).toHaveLength(0);
-    });
-
-    it('should return empty result if directory does not exist', async () => {
-      const nonExistentDir = path.join(tempDir, 'does-not-exist');
-      const result = await loadAgentsFromDirectory(nonExistentDir);
-      expect(result.agents).toHaveLength(0);
-      expect(result.errors).toHaveLength(0);
-    });
-
-    it('should capture errors for malformed individual files', async () => {
-      // Create a malformed TOML file
-      await writeAgentToml('invalid toml [', 'malformed.toml');
-
-      const result = await loadAgentsFromDirectory(tempDir);
-      expect(result.agents).toHaveLength(0);
-      expect(result.errors).toHaveLength(1);
-    });
-  });
-});

packages/core/src/skills/skillLoader.ts

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export interface SkillDefinition {
   isBuiltin?: boolean;
 }
 
-const FRONTMATTER_REGEX = /^---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n---\r?\n([\s\S]*)/;
+export const FRONTMATTER_REGEX = /^---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n---\r?\n([\s\S]*)/;
 
 /**
  * Discovers and loads all skills in the provided directory.